The third game in the second set seemed as though it would never end Tuesday. Laine served on the seventh deuce. Two points later, Laine and Danny Parris finally won the game, giving Newburgh Free Academy a 3-0 lead with a set in hand, and control of their first section title.

Laine, a senior, and Parris, a sophomore, knocked off the defending champions 6-3, 6-3. They are the first Newburgh section doubles champions since 2006.

"I just had to make sure I kept placing my serve where I wanted it," said Laine, who finished second in the section as a sophomore. "We wanted to avenge our last loss to them. We knew this was a bigger deal. The first match was almost a warm-up. We knew what we needed to fix and we were able to beat them."

Laine and Parris had some long rallies against Anastasi and Lawyer in their first meeting last week, with Cornwall's team winning 6-4, 6-3 in an Orange County Interscholastic Athletic Association semifinal.

"We wanted this bad," said Parris, playing in his first section tournament. "We just wanted to win. We had to be aggressive and keep our minds focused."

Laine and Parris kept their errors to a minimum this time, and they controlled the match on serves. Parris held on all of his services. Laine was broken just once.

"It was really about being consistent, and we really took it from those guys," said Newburgh coach Dennis Maher. "They really made us better. Just to the see that plan come to fruition for them was awesome."

Anastasi and Lawyer entered the final on a roll, winning all but two games in their first three matches.

"They played 10 times better than in our match in counties," said Anastasi, who won the last two OCIAA doubles titles with Lawyer. "They served gigantic and we struggled a lot with returns. They came up with a lot more bigger shots today."

Parris and Laine are looking to make some noise at the state tournament from May 30-June 1 in Flushing Meadows.

"I think we can win a few matches," Laine said. "I think we are a really good team."